Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-10

DUBON CO., IOWA, I
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House In Committee OF the Whole
Considers the Pleuro. Pneumonia Bill.
The Bill for bridging the Missouri
River Between Omaha and Coun-
Gil Hum Passes Both Houses.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The credentials
of Algernon s. Paddock, as Senator from
Nebraska, for the term commencing
March A, 1887, were presented and placed
on file. The Senate then resumed con-
sideration OF the sundry civil approprla-
ton bill. In the discussion Of one of the
items Allison said that IL Congress APP
propriated the full amounts estimated for
by various departments and added thereto
what would be required for various pen
sion bills, there would be little, If any.
surplus left for next year unless the
revenue was very largely increased. The
/ total amount estimated for was about
s406, 900, 900, Mcclellan offered an amend.
ment $1,000 for the rnr-
chase OF Carl Gutherz's picture entitled |
Farming in Dakota" Adopted. On |
motion of Malone the amendment max
| ing an appropriation for the public build |
ing at Nebraska City. Neb.. of $31 900
| was adopted. Frye offered an amend |
ment appropriating 1886, 900 for the pur-
pose of entertaining and providing for the |
| expense of the International medical |
Congress at its ninth annual meeting in |
| Washington in September 1887, Agreed |
| to- Sp0oner offered an amendment APP |
| propriating $50, 900 for public building |
at La Crosse, Wis, in addition to 800, 0L0 |
heretofore appropriated. Agreed to.
Without disposing of the bill the Senate
] adjourned.
| A resolution requesting the Senate to
| furnish the House with duplicate en-
crossed copy Of the Senate bill FORGETTING
certain portions of the Northern Pacific |
| land grant, was adopted. The committee
on naval affairs reported the naval appro-
priation bill. The committee on invalid
pensions reported bill granting pen
| sion to Walt Whitman. The same com
mittee reported adversely on Senate bills
| granting pensions to widows of General
| Logan and General Blair. At the even
| ing session the following bills passed:
Senate bill, authorizing the President to
confer the brevet rank on army officers
| for gallant service In Indian campaigns;
authorizing the Secretary Of War to
| credit the Territory of Dakota with
| $21, $50 for ordnance and ordnance stores
issued to said Territory. The next bill
| calico up was the senate Dill amending
| article 1853 of the rules and articles OF
war Weaver, of Iowa. gave notice that
! it would take quorum to pass the bill
as long as 1t contained the brutal pro-
| vision that deserters should be branded
| with the letter ID. In view of the fact
| that no quorum was present Bragg with.
| drew the bill. The following bill was
passed; Authorizing Fremont, Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley railroad to build its
road across the Meade military reserva-
ton A number of private pension bills,
practically removing charges of desertioD,
| were passed, and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Am important
debate has been in progress since 10
J o'clock, based on statement by Allison
\ as to the probable receipts and expendi-
| lures by the government for the next fis-
cal year. Allison showed by the figures
that there would be very small surplus,
if any. Platt took up the question Of
coast defenses and argued that Congress
would be derelct if it adjourned without
making most liberal appropriations for
Notifications, guns and ships. After a
long debate the general appropriation
bill passed Dawes reported the Indian
appropriation bill, and after several
fruitless attempts to go into executive
session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey, introduce
ed bill to provide for the manufacture
of first-class modern guns for the navy
and sea coast defenses. Referred to the
committee on military affairs. Mr.. Oates
of Alabama, from the committee on re-
vision of the laws, called up in the morn
ing hour the bill to prohibit the appoint
ment of congressional committees to at
tend funerals at the public expense out
side of the District of Columbia, and also
to prohibit the draping of public build
ings in mourning except upon the order
of the president. He said the bill was in
tended to correct an abuse which had
grown up from the practice Of manifest.
ing what was deemed due respect to de-
ceased members. The practice was
wholly unnecessary as mark of respect
and should be discontinued. The bill was
discussed at some length, and then laid
upon the table The House went into
committee of the whole on the pleuro-
pneumonia bill Several amendments
were offered and voted down, when the
committee rose and the House adjourn
ed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Evarts intro
duced bill for the purchase Of John
Ericsson's Destroyer and ten enlarged
steel vessels of the same type for defend
ing the harbors of the United States"
(Appropriating $4,000 and $1,000, 900
for these purposes respectively The
resolution offered last session by ingalls,
to discharge the committee on pensions
from further consideration of the hill re-
moving the limitation on applications for
arrears of pensions was taken up, and
ingalls, stated that his object was to have
the bill brought before the Senate for
action. The resolution was agreed to-
yeas 81, nays g. The bill was placed on
the calendar. The Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill to prohibit
members of congress from acting as attor-
neys for subsidized railroad companies.
Evarts addressed the Senate against the
bill. At the conclusion of his speech the
Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
MOUSE.
The House then went into committee
of the whole (Blount, of Georgia in the
, chair) on the pleuro-pneumonia bill, the
pending amendment being tie one offer
ed by Cutcheon, of Michigan, providing